Stun Guns/Shocking Devices - guns and tasers

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Conductive Energy Devices, known by their brand name Taser, fire a high-voltage shock to temporarily disable a suspect, and are often used to deal with violent or potentially violent people at a distance.

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In August last year, the policing watchdog said there should be clearer guidance to officers about when they should be used.

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The legislation allows special constables to join the Police Federation, giving them access to legal assistance in the immediate aftermath of incidents.

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Priti Patel said in a speech to police that special constables should be able to use the electric stun guns if they complete the specific training.

Plans to further expand their use to volunteer officers will be announced by Ms Patel on Tuesday, in a speech to the annual conference of the Police Federation - the professional association representing officers.

In a review, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said black people were more likely to face a Taser, and some officers were not considering the risk of injury to vulnerable people.

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Deployment of Tasers among volunteer officers will be an operational decision for each of the 43 individual police forces.

The move to equip volunteers with Tasers follows the passing of the government's Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act last month.

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According to the College of Policing, this intermediate status allows volunteer officers to be deployed "in a supervised or managed environment, either on their own or as part of a team".

The regulation is applicable in all workplaces and locations where users need to be informed about safety matters - emergency exits and hazardous area signs are excellent examples of standard use signs

The campaign group's policing expert Oliver Feeley-Sprague added: "Arming volunteer officers is a dangerous expansion of Taser use and will inevitably lead to the increased firing of Tasers".

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He said the weapons "continue to be made available to more officers than ever before", adding that the IOPC welcomes the focus on appropriate training, as it recommended in its review.

"It's our understanding that specials will be subject to a rigorous assessment prior to being selected to undergo Taser training, but arming volunteers who receive less training overall and do less hours on the job is a worrying erosion of safeguards over Taser misuse."

But Amnesty International criticised the proposal to expand their use, saying they should be reserved for "highly-trained specialist officers, trained on a par with officers carrying firearms".